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UPEx is a map
created for Counter-Strike: Source and is a Bomb/Defuse type map. I began work
on this in my free time, and when I started a portfolio class towards the end
of my time at college I decided to use the map for that class.
The story for the map is supposed to be that in harsh economic times,
international package shipping giants UPS and FedEx were at risk of going
bankrupt. The government refused to give them bailout money as the banks and
automotive companies had already taken the money.To save themselves a merger
took place between UPS and FedEx to form UPEx. With all of their resources and
business combined they could once again thrive, however some of the stock
holders of both companies disagreed with the merger. With rage in their hearts
and the Anarchist's Cookbook in their hands, they joined together to terrorize
the newly formed UPEx.

The design of the level takes a lot of inspiration from
my work at UPS, but the layout is completely designed to meet gameplay needs—it
is not even close to being a replica of the UPS hub that I work at. The major unique feature of UPEx is that bomb site B (located in the
large hazardous materials room) is split into two sections: above ground and
below ground. Above ground you are at a disadvantage while planting due to a
lack of cover, but are at an advantage of having a multitude of places to hide
while guarding the bomb. Below ground is the exact opposite, where you are
covered while planting but have few places to hide. Player reaction to this
feature was very positive.

Players also enjoyed bomb site A due to its simple
yet strategic layout. Each team has two entrances placed next to each other,
but walls separate each entrance. On the north side the Terrorists have a pile
of boxes on a table that can be used to peer over the wall, and on the south
side the Counter-Terrorists have a bookshelf that allows them to do the same.
Flash, Smoke, and Frag Grenades can easily be thrown over the walls into a
different section of the room.

When released, UPEx was the top downloaded map for its first day, first
week, and first month after release. It was also featured on the front page of
Gamebanana.com (formerly FPSBanana.com). To date it has over two-thousand
downloads.